child health surveillance

Question 1

antenatal

Answer 1

• Ensure intrauterine growth
• Check for maternal infections e.g. HIV
• Ultrasound scan for fetal abnormalities
• Blood tests for Neural Tube Defects

Question 2

newborn

Answer 2

• Clinical examination of newborn
• Newborn Hearing Screening Programme e.g. oto-acoustic emissions test
• Give mother Personal Child Health Record

Question 3

first month

Answer 3

• Heel-prick test day 5-9 for hypothyroidism, PKU, metabolic diseases, cystic fibrosis, medium-chain acyl Co-A dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)
• Midwife visit up to 4 weeks*

Question 4

following months

Answer 4

• Health visitor input
• GP examination at 6-8 weeks
• Routine immunisations

Question 5

pre-school

Answer 5

National orthoptist-led programme for pre-school vision screening to be introduced

Question 6

ongoing

Answer 6

• Monitoring of growth, vision, hearing

- Health professionals advice on immunisations, diet, accident prevention